The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-09

alone. But now she ID emulsted. She
went 10 q Fifth avenue factory to get
some rev clothes made, at the begin
ming Of the present season. There she
had to give away the secret. Thence
it went out TO favored customers, and
now the bellies are WALKING in scanned
skirts.
THERE Is FARCE, "MT MLLISRR's
BILL"
depicting wiIe's despair over debt
VIII CHI. unknown to her husband, she
had contracted for fine apparel. The
same eort Of experience Is common
among our fashionable women since
men dress makers came into vogue.
The seductive tailor for feminiDi'y
promises his customers all the time
they want in which to pay. Does he
do so? Oh no. He waits until they
have gotten all they want. Then he
puts them in q state Of terror such as l
am not cruel enough to wish that any
man may ever suffer. Hs writes a
little noe saying that he uuexpectedly
fiods himself in need of money. He
is sorry, but he must have the amount
Of her bill at once. Sakes alivel pleaNe
imagine that little be mt shell falling
into your house when you thought
you had two years ID raise the money
and have not told your husband, or,
perhaps, have fbbed to him about
how much you had spent tor clothes
What does she do? Why what one of
thousand things is there that weak
woman can doP say weak woman
because only weak woman would let
anybo iy plAy with her and tempt her,
and cries and pleads, and he
very msgnanimously compromises
for promise of half down
and ba'f as soon as she can raise 1t.
And she goes home dssed, and almost
willing - Jump from toe Brooklyn
bridge il she IN do 30 quietly and sat-
tie That tailor's bill by going it. II che
spends many days in thinking over it.
another note reaches her; q tirm and
business like note, saying that the
tai or is reluctant to present the bill to
| her husband, but must do 20 unless
she spares him the unplea'aut task by
remittirg, etc. Oh, I've read OF other
eccentricIres Of men dress makers, par
ticnlarly a silly story about one VINO
temps my sex into his place by means
Of a sidebosrd for fres champagne, an
exquisite luncheon and fancy dr. nks.
That is fine fiddlesticks. I'll wager a
cart load of champagne that there is
no such tailor, or, that ii there is, he
doesn't sell jacket by giving away in
toxicaut5 Women who want to driok
in these days can do 30 anywhere and
without attracting attention. But this
other business method there is no mis-
take about, 80 far as some Of the men
who are doing 60 much for the gentler
sex ara concerned, and I've heard
OF 80 much of it that l never see q
walking coat OF clo'h now with
out wondering whether the wearel
has got her note demanding instant
pay, and whether she is insulating
suicide. I've no doubt I'm bit of q
crank upon the subject, and do injus
tice to number of mighty respectable
men who think they are doing 6
noble thing by crowdiDg woman out
OF her principal field of employment
and highly scientific thing by siLtinG
cross legged when they sew. Wha'
they think is gained in womsn's est
nation by smoking the strongest kidd
of pipes while they are at work
don't know, but it is fact that wher
l penetrated the top story Of one o
these establishments l cav door
open and three or four men at work oil
tables making dresses, and every ont
had in bis mouth-oh, phew! l sticl
to my dres maker in skirIs, If you
please. CLARA BELLE.